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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Cast:

Owen Moore, Bessie Love, Jean Hersholt [ More ]

Director:

Maurice Tourneur

Writer:

Fred Myton

Cinematographer:

Arthur L. Todd

Editor:

Frank Lawrence

Production Company:

Maurice Tourneur Productions
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Maurice Tourneur Productions
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Maurice Tourneur
Dir
Scott R. Beal
Asst dir
PRODUCER
M. C. Levee
Pres
WRITERS
Fred Myton
Scen
Marion Fairfax
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Arthur L. Todd
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
Frank Lawrence
Film ed
SET DECORATOR
Jack Okey
Set dec
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Torment" by William Dudley Pelley (publication undetermined).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
William Dudley Pelley
DETAILS
Release Date:
25 February 1924
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Maurice Tourneur Productions
21 February 1924
LP19939
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,442
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Count Boris escapes from Russia during the Revolution with the crown jewels, intending to use them to aid his starving countrymen. Three international crooks--Carstock, Hansen, and Fogarty--plan to steal the jewels, but Hansen meets Marie en route to Yokohama and decides to go straight. They are all engulfed, including Boris, by an earthquake and trapped in a bank vault. Boris is slain. Hansen gets the jewels, which he promises to use helping the poor. He and Marie are rescued, and they plan to ...

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Count Boris escapes from Russia during the Revolution with the crown jewels, intending to use them to aid his starving countrymen. Three international crooks--Carstock, Hansen, and Fogarty--plan to steal the jewels, but Hansen meets Marie en route to Yokohama and decides to go straight. They are all engulfed, including Boris, by an earthquake and trapped in a bank vault. Boris is slain. Hansen gets the jewels, which he promises to use helping the poor. He and Marie are rescued, and they plan to marry.

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